Tuesday, January 02, 2007

I must give credit to The Rev. Robert Russell Smith, Rector of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Perryville, Maryland (Diocese of Easton), for this one. He sent it to me on New Year's Day, and I wanted to share it. He gave his permission.

Yes, it's somewhat flippant and glib. Ah well ... too bad .... I haven't claimed to be a moderate ... though I sometimes play one on TV.

What's In and What's Out in 2007 for The Episcopal Church

Katharine Jefferts Schori is in ... Peter Akinola is outDiocese of Nevada is in ... Province of Nigeria is outDavid Booth Beers is in ... John-David Schofield is outGene Robinson is in ... Bob Duncan is outOut of the closet is in ... In the closet is outRobin Williams is in ... Rowan Williams is (apparently) outTop 10 Reasons to be an Episcopalianis in ... 7% of Episcopalians are outJon Bruno is in ... Jack Iker is outMark Beckwith is in ... Peter Beckwith is outPeter Lee is in ... Truro Parish is outDiocese of Virginia is in ... Diocese of San Joaquin is outDiocese of South Carolina is in ... Diocese of South Carolina is outMark Lawrence is in ... Mark Lawrence is outSeeking partners for peace is in ... Waging reconciliation is outThe Episcopal Majority is in ... American Anglican Council is outThe Three-Legged Stool is in ... Sola Scriptura is outChallenging the wider Church is in ... Exercising restraint is outDo Justice is in ... The Windsor Report is outThe Church's One Foundation is in ... The Two-Tiered Anglican Communion is outTitusOneTen is in ... TitusOneNine is out[Thanks to Mark for that one!]

I invite you to add your own candidates for "what's in" and "what's out" in the comments section.

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About Me

I'm a progressive Episcopalian raised in the South and now (thanks to a job change) living in the conservative Midwest. I worship at Grace Episcopal Church in Jefferson City. I love the Episcopal Church, which rescued me from a life of wandering meaningless and gave me a way to explore my faith and belief in God.
On any given topic, I am prone to yammer-on way too long. Sometimes I ponder way more than I should.
A blog-friend said that I demonstrate a "muscled love for our Church." I hope I can live up to that.
And right now I'm pondering Blogger's challenge to define myself in 1200 characters.